ms. arquette? ms. arquette: thank you for lying me to be here to testify movement three we are standing on the bricks of history with the possibility of , evenng a female leader though she will not have all constitutional freedom because she was born female. to quote justice scalia, "certainly the cost to should does not require discrimination on the basis of sex, the question is whether it prohibits it." it does not. we see that impacting critical court decisions. women have teeth will legislation depending on who is in power at any given time, legislation that is again and again dismantled and rendered ineffective like the violence against women act which initially gave women the federal remedy for gender-based violence. this law was struck down by the u.s. supreme courte in a campus sexual assault victim tried to use it. we also see glaring injustice and state laws. in louisiana, for instance, dnan are not given a free kit to convict her rapist. or, in massachusetts were women have to appeal every si

ms. arquette: i really do. i really think that would give it a different kind of scrutiny to examine these things and look them once and for all. if you're looking at 118 years for women to be paid fairly, we need to make a radical change. we know the way we have been doing it has not been working. we need to give women every legal tool they need to examine these issues. there are some pregnancy provisions, but they are not working. a woman can still be fired for going to the bathroom to go pee too often when she is pregnant or carrying a water bottle. it is crazy and the things happening to women are not excusable. everyone who has some power can make their voice heard right now. i don't know -- is the democratic party the people's party or is it not? aleis it the mail -- m people's party? i think it is time for them to step up the game and make a change for america. poverty has a lot to do for with women. child hunger. 500 kids hungry in america. many of them have single moms. what are we going to do? what ca